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Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls

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Jiang, E. (2026, September 18). Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3367947/hongkongers-pay-tribute-late-leader-tung-chee-hwa-community-halls?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hongkongers are paying respects to former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa by laying flowers and signing condolence books at community halls throughout the city. These tributes began on Friday ahead of a public vigil scheduled for Saturday and a state funeral on Sunday. A resident named So, who wrote in a condolence book at Moreton Terrace Activities Centre, praised Tung’s efforts during Hong Kong’s transition period.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial chief executive who died on September 8 at age 89, was honored with a state funeral in Hong Kong on Sunday. The ceremony followed an invitation-only vigil held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Saturday and drew top officials including Beijing’s Shi Taifeng, Wang Dongfeng, and Xia Baolong, along with current chief executive John Lee and former leaders Leung Chun-ying, Carrie Lam, and Donald Tsang. Hong Kong police established high security measures for the event, setting up a command center at their headquarters in Wan Chai to guard the route from the funeral home to Cape Collinson Crematorium in Chai Wan. The public could sign condolence books at three community halls until Sunday noon, though initial plans for an open memorial service were scaled back due to venue constraints. Tung is remembered as a pioneering figure under "one country, two systems," steering Hong Kong through significant challenges like the 1997 Asian financial crisis and Sars outbreak.

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Topics

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Narrative

Residents lay flowers and leave messages in condolence books ahead of vigil on Saturday and state funeral on Sunday Some residents have started paying tribute to Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa on Friday morning, bringing flowers and writing heartfelt messages in condolence books placed at three community halls across the city.

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2026-09-18 · South China Morning Post

Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls asserted

Hongkongers → pay → halls

residents → lay → city

The condolence signing is arranged for the public a day ahead of Tung’s vigil on Saturday, followed by a state funeral on Sunday. asserted

signing → arrange → Sunday

“Chief Executive Tung, you devoted yourself selflessly so that Hong Kong could make a smooth transition. uncertain

Kong → devote → transition

Hong Kong people will remember you forever,” a resident surnamed So wrote in a condolence book. asserted

resident → remember → book

So, who lives in Causeway Bay and paid tribute at the Moreton Terrace Activities Centre on Friday morning, said Tung left a legacy worth remembering for Hong Kong people. asserted

Tung → live → people